Festival News

“I was firstly, joy division’s german rep/radio & press promoter, then after Factory Records was formed, I was designated factory records german representative by Tony Wilson – Tony later confessed to me he thought it looked good on paper – and my friend Rob Gretton who was joy division’s manager (which really meant I was joy divisions promoter for the label)”

To make the film Art War, director Marco Wilms spent two years working closely with the graffiti artists of Cairo during the violence and uncertainty of the Arab Spring of 2011 and 2012. For Urban Nomad’s screening in Taipei on May 16, we’ve invited the organizer of the biggest local street art event Pow! Wow! Taiwan Larry Chen to host the Q&A.

From the DJ Temple, balloon animals and acro-yoga to headliner bands Mop of Head, Outlet Drift, Coach and others, check out some photos from the 2016 Urban Nomad Opening Freakout. More are coming soon.

The 2016 Urban Nomad Film Fest received more than 400 open submissions in 2016, including 40 films over 60 minutes in length, 295 short films and 72 music videos. Aside from Taiwan, films were submitted from Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, the US, France, Spain, Switzerland, Ukraine and other countries.

Urban Nomad will hold 2016 activities starting with an outdoor music festival on April 16, followed by a string of warm-up events and culminating with 12 days of film screenings at the Wonderful Theater in Ximen from May 12 to 22.

If you submitted a film, confirm your submission by checking our “OPEN LIST”. It includes film titles and submission method (online preview / screening copy sent by mail) for all submitted films. No other info is included.